Thread: show us your chainsaws

Originally Posted by McNotty

Not that it really needs it, but if you ever get the chance to have a play with a worked 500i, it’ll blow your mind.
Ported, polished, air filter mod, bark box etc, they are a beast. Not really a thing in this country but in the states, not many timber guys run stock saws.
There’s a guy in NZ now doing the work.

I have read a fair bit about them on over seas forums.
It's a bit like how I like my rifle cartridges, if you want 3006 performance out of a 308 buy a 3006.
I'm a the same with my saws, if stihl wanted to make them go harder for that Cc I will leave it to them.
I really worry about longevity with any thing that is over speced from after factory.
I suppose it's my grown conservatism from been a young fella that used to want things to go harder and faster.
Eg my hillman hunter with all the fruit on the motor that then threw a leg out of bed when I wound it up to 114mph.
It's taken me 40 yrs to learn moderation!

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